Electricity workers in Nigeria have shut down the national grid following the declaration of an indefinite strike by organized labour unions.
According to Daily Post, the spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Ndidi Mbah, confirmed the new development in an exclusive on Tuesday.
She said that electricity workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees, followed directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress to withdraw their services around 11:20 am on Tuesday, leading to a nationwide blackout.
“Electricity workers are NLC members; they’ve followed the directive by organized labour to withdraw their services from Tuesday”, she stated.
The NLC and Trade Union Congress had announced a nationwide indefinite strike starting Tuesday despite a court order restraining the unions from doing so.
The strike action is in protest of the assault on Joe Ajaero, the President of NLC, on November 1 2023, in Imo State.
The Presidency has expressed displeasure with the strike action, describing it as a flagrant disobedience to court order and a lack of respect for the judiciary.
The government also said that the strike should not be allowed to suffer the nation’s economy and social activities because of the personal interest of any labor leader.
